Jeremiah 18:11:15Jer.18.11.W15TAB

וְחֹשֵׁ֥ב

vekhoshev

and devising

Transliteration
ve-kho-SHEV
Extended
veh-khoh-SHEEV
IPA
/wəħoːˈʃeːv/

Meaning by language

English
and devising

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Result
וְ + חֹ + שֵׁ֥ב
ve + kho + shev
vekhoshev

Alphabet Analysis

Vavv as in vine; marks long ō / ū
Shevavocal sheva — a short 'e' (ə), begins a syllable
Chetch — deep guttural, as in Scottish loch
Holemlong 'oh' as in go
Shinshin with right dot; sin with left dot
Tserelong 'ey' as in they
Betb with dagesh; v without dagesh

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Word in context

  1. word

    ve-kho-SHEV

  2. phraseyour reading level

    ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM

  3. clause

    ve-a-TA e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hi-NE a-NO-khi yo-TSER a-le-KHEM ra-A ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM ma-kha-sha-VA

  4. sentence

    ve-a-TA e-MAR-NA el-I-SH-ye-hu-DA ve-al-yo-she-VE ye-ru-sha-LA-yim le-MOR KO a-MAR ye-ho-VAH hi-NE a-NO-khi yo-TSER a-le-KHEM ra-A ve-kho-SHEV a-le-KHEM ma-kha-sha-VA SHU-vu NA ISH mid-DAR-kho ha-ra-A ve-hei-TI-vu dar-KHEI-khem u-ma-al-le-KHEM

Exegesis

Two Qal participles, yotzer {יוֹצֵר | yō-ṣēr} ‘forming’ and ve-khoshev {וְחֹשֵׁב | wə-ḥō-šēḇ} ‘planning’, each with the suffixed pronoun aleikhem {עֲלֵיכֶם | ʿă-lê-ḵem} ‘against you’, convey continuous divine action.

Root and etymology

Rootshin–waw–bet

to turn, return, repent

In contextJeremiah 18:11

Now, speak to the men of Judah and to the inhabitants of Jerusalem, saying, “Thus says the LORD : Look, I am forming evil against you and planning a scheme against you. Return now, each one from his evil way, and make your ways and your deeds good.”

About this coordinate

Jeremiah 18:11:15 is a BCV:P reference — Book · Chapter · Verse · Word Position. It addresses word 15 of Jeremiah 18:11, so the Hebrew word וְחֹשֵׁ֥ב (vekhoshev) can be cited, linked and studied at exactly this position rather than somewhere in the verse. In the Biblical Knowledge Coordinate System the same position is written Jer.18.11.W15, which extends further down to each syllable (Jer.18.11.W15.S1) and character.